NEW DELHI: Amidst the opposition demand for probe by a joint parliamentary committee into the Hindenburg-Adani row, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said BJP has nothing to hide in the case and there is nothing to fear about."The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of the matter.
As a minister, if the SC is seized of the matter it is not right for me to comment.
But in this, there is nothing for BJP to hide and nothing to be afraid of," Shah said in an exclusive interview with ANI.
He forcefully rejected the charge of "crony capitalism" against the Centre, saying not a single case has been found or proven against the BJP government.
"On the contrary, scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore took place during the UPA (tenure)," he said.Asked about Rahul Gandhi devoting his entire speech in Lok Sabha to the Adani row during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, Shah refused to comment saying that it was purely the Congress leader's lookout.Shah rejected the alleged misuse of central probe agencies for political purposes.
"They should go to the court and show evidence...
we do not control courts.
Even in Pegasus, I had suggested that they should go to the court and the court conducted a probe after which nothing was found."The home minister also dismissed Congress protests over the expunction of remarks made by Rahul Gandhi and Malikarjun Kharge in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, sayhing that this was pretty standard while also emphasising that speches in Parliament have to conform to rules.In his speech, Rahul made direct allegations against PM Narendra Modi, which were expunged following protests by BJP members who pointed out that House rules required the Congress leader to give prior notice before leveling charges against the PM.Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had last Saturday said that India's regulators were seized of the matter related to the Adani Group and well-equipped to handle the situation that has arisen following a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research.
Sitharaman said the regulators "are on their toes as always, not just now".